Adaptability sees Samoan language grow
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington lecturer Dr Sadat Muaiava is driven by a fascination with how Samoan words are created, used, change meaning, and become obsolete.
2020 news
Read news items from our 2020 archives.
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Bubble rap—Thomas Voyce
This week we hear from Thomas Voyce, Lecturer from the New Zealand School of Music–Te Kōki.
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An online intern
COVID-19 has changed the way many of us learn and work. A group of students at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are at the forefront of adapting to a changing world as they undertake internships online next trimester.
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Ani-Piki Tuari named as 2021 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence
The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) announces Ani-Piki Tuari as their Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2021.
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Aotearoa’s first Māori virtual reality film premieres
Aotearoa’s first immersive Māori virtual reality (VR) film—produced and directed by staff and alumni of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington—will premiere this month at the Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki.
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Aotearoa’s poets of the future feature in National Schools Poetry Awards
E Wen Wong, a Year 13 student from Burnside High School in Christchurch, has won the 2020 International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) National Schools Poetry Award.
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Arts alumna takes leading role at University of Toronto
Alumna Professor Alexandra Gillespie, an internationally renowned humanities researcher, has been appointed the new Vice-President of the University of Toronto (U of T), and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).
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Asia–Pacific power summit brings together international experts
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s intellectual leadership in the Asia–Pacific is highlighted this week as it co-hosts an international summit with QS Quacquarelli Symonds to explore the changing geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics of the region.
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Bloomsday assassins: Playing Ulysses
Senior Lecturer Dr Miriam Ross likes to subvert what people are expecting within film.
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Both sides of the coin at University Classics Museum
Antiquities from the Classics Museum at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are now available online for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of Classical Greek and Roman culture worldwide.